Are you hosting a New Years Eve Party? Let us tell you that hosting a New Years Eve party can be a lot of fun.
Traditionally, New Years Eve is an exciting holiday in which most people participate in parties with friends and family members. It is definitely a lot of work to plan a memorable party but it is a great deal of fun as well.
For PinayMom.org’s last post for this year 2009, we will offer a few basic tips for planning a New Years Eve party. These tips should be useful for both novice party planners as well as those who have a great deal of experience in planning parties for their friends and relatives.
1. Consider your guest list. This is important because it will help you to determine where to hold the party. For example if you have a fairly small home and want to host a party for over one hundred people, you will obviously have to consider hosting the party either in a much larger house or even in a catering hall or restaurant.
For Filipinos, the party is traditionally being held in one family member’s house, more often at grandparent’s old house.
2.Decide how you plan to invite your guests. You have a number of options here. The most traditional way to invite guests to a party is to mail out invitations to each individual guest or married couple you plan to invite to the party. The invitations should include all of the pertinent information including date, time and location and should also include instructions for responding to the invitation. These instructions should include a deadline for responding and a method of responding such as calling by phone or sending an email.
Other options for sending invitations include calling the guests or sending out an email. Although paper invitations were considered the only method for awhile, it is now considered acceptable to send out other non traditional invitations for any party or event.
3. Time to consider the food and beverages for the party once you have determined the number of guests and the location of the party. Since most New Years Eve parties start rather late in the evening, appetizers and cocktails make an excellent idea for food. However, if you plan to start your New Years Eve party at an earlier time such as five or six o’clock in the evening, you should consider having more substantial food at your party. You might opt for an elaborate sit down dinner or include a buffet in your party.
4. Don’t forget to prepare the guest rooms if you’re holding the party in your own house.
5. Entertainment. When planning a New Years Eve party you should also consider the type of entertainment you plan to provide at the party. Bring out the family’s favorite – videoke!!!
It is important to spend some time planning activities for the kids.
And as a reminder, avoid firecrackers if you can.
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